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SIERSIER intende allestire una riunione speciale di apertura del suo Comitato Centrale, alla quale saranno invitati tutti i media, dedicata all'azione globale contro il lavoro precario. Inoltre, SIER pubblicherà un numero speciale del suo giornale informativo, con in prima pagina il logo del precariato. Si prevede inoltre di organizzare un seminario congiunto con la nuova dirigenza della GSM Nezavisnost il 1° e 2 ottobre, in parte dedicato alla tematica del lavoro precario.

MACEDONIA

SIERSIER kommer att anordna ett öppet möte i sin centralkommitté, till vilket alla medier bjuds in, om den globala aktionen mot otryggt arbete. Dessutom kommer SIER att ge ut ett specialnummer av sin tidskrift med märket för otryggt arbete på första sidan. Det finns också en idé om ett gemensamt seminarium med den nya ledningen för GSM Nezavisnost den 1-2 oktober, då man bland annat skall ta upp frågan om otryggt arbete.

MAKEDONIEN

&#160;In der Ukraine planen die IMB-Mitgliedsorganisationen die Verteilung von Broschüren. Zudem werden sie die Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer über die Bedrohung durch prekäre Beschäftigung informieren.

UKRAINE

&#160;I Ukraina planerar IMF-förbund flygbladsutdelningar och information till arbetstagare om det hot som otryggt arbete innebär.

UKRAINA

Representatives of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine, and General Workers' Unions (ICEM), the International Textile, Garment, and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF), and the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) reported to the Labour Minister that contract and agency labour and precarious forms of employment have been exploding around the world, bringing with it two categories of workers: one with good secure jobs and another category of workers faced with short term jobs, low wages, no social protection and a loss of rights. At a press conference in Istanbul today, Manfred Warda, ICEM General Secretary, said,  &quot;Globally, the massive shift away from regular employment into temporary work or jobs through agencies and labour brokers is having a deep impact on all workers, their families, and on society. Erosion of the employee-employer relationship, often the basis of labour law, is leading directly to a growing number of violations of workers' rights.&quot;&quot;There is a connection between international 'policy changes', those inspired by the international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which have encouraged work flexibility and brought with it a lowering of work conditions at national levels,&quot; added Warda. &quot;Such changes reflect clear employer strategies to weaken collective bargaining through part-time and agency work, and the ICEM will resist this in every way possible.&quot;Guy Ryder, ITUC General Secretary, reiterated today a message delivered by the global unions to the G-20 Summit last week, stating &quot;The expansion of precarious forms of work and deregulation of the labour market are not the answer to the employment crisis - in fact, the insecurity of working people over recent decades was a significant contributor to the recession. It is no coincidence that precarious work and fragile financial markets have both been developing in recent decades.&quot;&quot;The  way forward must be based on sustainable, not precarious development - a sustainable economy where the financial sector is at the service of the real economy. We need social justice and environmental sustainability to reverse the damage done to our planet in a way that provides good, steady and secure jobs,&quot; added Ryder.Neil Kearney, ITGLWF General Secreatry said, &quot;Agency hires and temporary contracts destroy job security and undermine all other rights and promote gross exploitation of both the temporary worker and the permanent employee working alongside them.&quot;&quot;In Turkey, ITGLWF affiliate Teksif is locked in battle with Edirne Giyim where workers employed on an agency type arrangement with inferior wages and conditions are being used to reduce and eventually eliminate a permanent workforce of long standing. Union resistance to the worsening conditions has resulted in mass firings of union members,&quot; Kearney added.&quot;Elsewhere in Turkey, ITGLWF affiliates are in daily conflict with textile, clothing and leather industry employers using every means, including sub-contracting, undeclared labour and short-term contracts to prevent unionisation and the protection of workers' rights. Government action is urgently needed to restore worker protection against this onslaught,&quot; demanded Kearney.Jyrki Raina, IMF General Secretary, said &quot;Permanent jobs are being eroded by an increasing reliance by employers on labour hire via employment agencies. In some plants we are now finding that more than fifty per cent of the workforce are agency workers.&quot;&quot;The financial crisis has delivered a further blow to precarious workers. Hundreds of thousands of them have been the first to lose their jobs, because dismissing workers with no rights to severance pay or notice periods is a cheap and easy way for employers to reduce their workforces.  The crisis has had significant and far reaching impacts on employment,&quot; he added.&quot;Here in Turkey, IMF affiliate Birlesik Metal Is has been supporting 350 workers who were dismissed last year by Sinter Metal for exercising their right to join a trade union.  The company alleges that the dismissals were a necessary response to the financial crisis, but the evidence shows that this is no more than a weak excuse to dismiss union members and prevent workers from protecting their jobs,&quot; he said.Over the next week, metal worker unions around the world will be mobilizing against precarious work and will be joining with other national and sector unions around the globe in a World Day for Decent Work on Wednesday 7 October.The ICEM will focus World Day for Decent Work activities on its Contract and Agency Labour campaign in Thailand and Turkey.&quot;A sustainable recovery will not be built on precarious and substandard jobs. That's why around the world today, unions and their members are united in their demand for secure jobs and equal rights for all workers, &quot; said Jyrki Raina.The ITUC represents 170 million workers in 157 countries and territories and has 312 national affiliates; the ICEM represents 467 trade unions in 132 countries; . the ITGLWF is the global voice for 217 trade unions in 110 countries; and the IMF covers over 200 trade unions in 100 countries.More information about the World Day for Decent Work can be found here: <a href="http://www.wddw.org/">http://www.wddw.org/</a>More information on the IMF campaign against precarious work can be found here: <a href="../index.cfm?n=696&amp;l=2">http://www.imfmetal.org/index.cfm?n=696&amp;l=2</a>More information on the ICEM contract and agency labour campaign can be found here: <a href="http://cal.icem.org/">http://cal.icem.org/</a> More information on the dispute at Sinter Metal can be found here: <a href="../index.cfm?n=692&amp;l=2">http://www.imfmetal.org/index.cfm?n=692&amp;l=2</a>

Four days before the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund officials meet with the Turkish Government, Global Unions met with Turkey's Minister for Labour, and lent their support to President Abdullah Gül's veto of a bill giving "Private Labour Offices" broad rights to place temporary workers in enterprises and warned of the dangers that precarious employment poses for society.

Say no to more rights for &quot;Private Labour Offices&quot; in Turkey

KAZAKHSTAN:  Late in the evening of September 22, Ainur Kurmanov, a well known workers' rights activist and organizer,  was viciously attacked by unknown thugs at the entrance to his home in the capital city, Almaty. He is in a hospital now, suffering from concussion and head wounds. He is badly bruised from head to toe and has a broken finger.Judging from the nature of Ainur's wounds, a heavy instrument was used against him, possibly a metal bar. He was attacked from behind, without warning, and although left with little chance of defending himself, he still managed to resist the attack and return to his flat before receiving urgently needed medical treatment.Ainur is in a hospital now. His wounds have been bandaged and stitched and he has received medical treatment.Recently, Ainur has conducted important campaigning work in defence of workers at the Almatinskii Wagon Factory and also at the Almatinskii Heavy Engineering Plant (AZTM). With Ainur's active assistance, workers at these plants went on strike and participated in protest meetings and other activities. As a result, hundreds of jobs were saved at the wagon factory and the plant was rescued from bankruptcy and collapse.Factory bosses are attempting to prevent similar worker actions from being repeated at the AZTM plant, where the struggle to save jobs has just begun.The International Metalworkers' Federation is calling on trade unions and social organizations to protest these assaults against workers' rights activists and demand the immediate arrest of those guilty for this attack and for the perpetrators of the assault to be exposed. Addresses for protest letters:General Prosecutor of Kazakhstan Kairat Mami 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Seifullina str., 37 t/f +7172 71 25 79  email: gp-rk@prosecutor.kzProsecutor of Almaty Amirkhan Estaev 050059, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zheltoksan str., 189 t/f +7327 250 4225, 250 4242  email: ekr-76@mail.ruAdministration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev Head of the Administration of the President Musin Aslan Espulaevich &quot;Akorda&quot; building, Left bank of the Ishim River, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan t/f +77 17 74 41 68, +77 17 24 33 08, +77 17 74 40 86, +77 17 74 56 31Address solidarity letters to:   <a href="mailto:socialism.rk@gmail.com">socialism.rk@gmail.com</a>Please send copies to the IMF at: <a href="mailto:info@imfmetal.org">info@imfmetal.org</a>

Ainur Kurmanov, a prominent workers' rights activist, was viciously attacked and hospitalized.

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Prominent workers&#039; rights activist attacked in Kazakhstan

&#160;Il  7 ottobre si terranno una riunione a livello aziendale e diversi picchettaggi in luoghi pubblici. Grazie all'iniziativa delle affiliate della FISM, la FNPR (la più grossa centrale nazionale russa) ha aggiunto slogan Contro il Lavoro Precario agli slogan già elaborati per la Campagna globale a favore del lavoro dignitoso. I media saranno invitati a ritrasmettere sul convegno sindacale russo. L'Ufficio regionale della FISM, insieme a FSI, VKT, Scuola di democrazia partecipativa e Centro dei Diritti sociali e del lavoro, ha istituito un comitato incaricato di organizzare una Conferenza CSI sul lavoro precario e sui modi di contrastarlo, alla fine di novembre.

RUSSIA

&#160;Den 7 oktober kommer det att anordnas möten på företagen och plakatdemonstrationer på allmänna platser. Tack vare IMF-förbundens initiativ har Rysslands största fackliga huvudorganisation FNPR lagt till paroller om otryggt arbete i uppsättningen som används i den globala kampanjen för anständigt arbete. Massmedia kommer att bjudas in till och uppmanas att sända från den ryska fackliga manifestationen. IMFs regionkontor har tillsammans med IUL, den ryska huvudorganisationen VKT, Skolan för arbetardemokrati och Centret för sociala rättigheter och arbetarrättigheter bildat en kommitté som skall organisera en konferens för OSS-länderna om otryggt arbete och om erfarenheter av att bekämpa det. Den skall äga rum i slutet av november.

RYSSLAND

&#160;Nell'ambito delle attività allestite per la Giornata mondiale sul lavoro dignitoso, il CNM/CUT, parteciperà, assieme ad altri sindacati e centrali sindacali, alla Marcia dei lavoratori a Brasilia il 7 ottobre.Le rivendicazioni della Marcia dei lavoratori saranno:•·   Riduzione dell'orario di lavoro senza riduzione delle remunerazioni;•·   Salario minimo;•·   Convenzioni OIL 151 e 158;•·   Approvazione della PEC 438 contro il lavoro forzato;•·   Abolizione immediata del PL 4302/98 e PL 4330/04 sul subappalto.

BRASILE

IMFs och EMFs medlemsförbund i Finland planerar ett seminarium den 6 oktober. Eftermiddagen skall ägnas åt otryggt och anständigt arbete, kopplingen till tillfälligt arbete och kontraktsarbete, de transnationella företagens beteende, samt villkoren för utländska arbetstagare i Finland.

FINLAND

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